Why the study?
Does cardiac resynchronisation therapy improve left atrial and ventricular reverse remodelling and promote reversal to sinus rhythm in patients with advanced heart failure and atrial fibrillation?
Population
74 consecutive patients with advanced heart failure and atrial fibrillation, mean age 68 years, 67 men.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
six months
Authors
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Supports LA remodeling with CRT in AF-HF; leaves open whether it promotes sinus rhythm restoration.
Does cardiac resynchronisation therapy improve left atrial and ventricular reverse remodelling and promote reversal to sinus rhythm in patients with advanced heart failure and atrial fibrillation?
CRT provides significant clinical and echocardiographic reverse remodeling benefits in patients with advanced heart failure and atrial fibrillation, but rarely leads to spontaneous restoration of sinus rhythm.
Philippine Kiès (2005) studied this question.
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